Repair and refurbish antique, vintage and classic:

  • Tube Radios
  • Tube Audio Equipment Including Tube Stereos, Hi-fi’s, Amplifiers, Preamps, Receivers
  • Tube Record Players/Turntables/Phonographs (Limited Repairs on these Units)
  • Tube Guitar Amplifiers
  • Phone: 951-836-0348
  • Email: skatfamily@earthlink.net

—ONLY IF YOUR UNIT USES VACUUM TUBES (Generally made before 1965).

Here is what I DO NOT REPAIR:

  • NO SOLID STATE UNITS unless the repair is something simple. TUBE UNITS ONLY.
  • No German radios or car radios.
  • No Zenith Transoceanics or similar radios.
  • No cabinet restoration.
  • No wind up phonographs.
  • Turntables or record changers unless repair is simple
  • (see below for referrals people who work on the above equipment)
  • Numerous years repairing and refurbishing most makes and models including:
    • 1930s-50s table, cathedral, tombstone and console radios
    • Limited repairs on record players, phonos, turntables and changers
    • All-American five radios
    • Amps, preamps and receivers including high-end brands such as McIntosh, Marantz, Fisher, Scott, Harman Kardon, etc.
    • Tube guitar amps
  • Maximum customer service
  • Your choice to make only necessary repairs or completely refurbish a unit
  • Parts are billed at cost (no mark up).
  • Proven, top-performing, high quality, reasonably-priced parts (No expensive “snake oil” parts unless you want them)
  • Vacuum tube testing available for your spare tubes
  • Limited types and quantities of vacuum tubes for sale
  • Addition of or conversion to auxiliary input and bluetooth on radios or other equipment
  • Kit assembly
  • Located in Riverside, CA and serving all of Southern California and anywhere else via shipping
  • Turnaround time varies according to workload (waiting list for consoles)
  • Phone: 951-836-0348
  • Email: skatfamily@earthlink.net

REPAIR REFERRALS:

  • Solid-state radios, stereos, cassette decks: Justin- 909-806-0616 (Moreno Valley)
  • Turntables, record players: Herb Larsen- herblarsen01@gmail.com or 858-442-6290 (Escondido Area)
  • German radios, car radios: Ralph Klimek- 714-293-0001 (Tustin)
  • Wind-up phonograph repairs: Ontario Phonograph Works – 1-909-984-9241 (Ontario, CA)
  • Cabinet refinishing: Jim Agostino- 1-626-991-7843 (Rancho Cucamonga)

IMPORTANT
DO NOT turn on any unit that has not been used in over 3-5 years! You could damage it beyond repair and/or start a fire. At the very least, it should have the power brought up very slowly with a variable transformer/Variac, or, ideally, the filter capacitors should be replaced before applying power. Also NEVER plug in a unit if the power cord is deteriorating!